Welbeing CPD Limited
A PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
A two-day course
Dr Katrina Bannigan
Reader in Occupational Therapy/
Director of Research Centre for Occupation & Mental Health
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences York St John University
Katrina Bannigan is a Reader in Occupational Therapy at York St John University. She launched and is
the Director of, the Research Centre for Occupation & Mental Health (www.yorksj.ac.uk/RCOMH). Her
research and teaching focuses on mental health and evidence based practice. She is currently involved
in research about assertive outreach (The EAGER project), work and mental health (The WORK and
Employment studies) and increasing undergraduate involvement in research (The SCoRe 2010 project).
In the past she has taught research methods at the University of Teesside, been a research &
development occupational therapist at Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, worked as research
assistant at the University of York and started her career as an occupational therapist in mental health
settings in NHS Trusts in Central Scotland and Warwickshire.
Aims
1. To introduce psychodynamic theory relevant to the practice of psychosocial occupational
therapy
2. To build on participants’ prior knowledge and experience of the psychodynamic frame of
reference
3. To provide two frameworks for thinking about the therapeutic use and value of activity
from a psychodynamic perspective
4. To demonstrate two styles of facilitating psychotherapeutic activity groups
5. To give participants the opportunity to experience two types of psychotherapeutic activity
group: movement and creative writing
6. To highlight the special features of activity groups as forms of psychotherapy.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
1. Distinguish the psychodynamic approach from other frames of reference used in
psychosocial occupational therapy
2. Identify and read appropriate texts on psychodynamic theory to support their work
3. Reflect on the potential benefits and risks of taking part in a psychotherapeutic activity
group
4. Analyse an activity for its therapeutic potential within a psychodynamic frame of
reference
5. Consider how they might apply psychodynamic theory and psychotherapeutic techniques
in their own work
6. Recognise the limits of their knowledge of psychodynamic theory and practice and
identify further learning needs.
Dr Katrina Bannigan – A Psychodyanic Approach to Occupational Therapy – two day course
Welbeing CPD Limited
A PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
University of Huddersfield
Date April 2011
PROGRAMME
Day 1:
0930
1000
1100
1130
1230
1315
1345
1500
1530
1630
Introductions and review of prior experience
Aims, learning outcomes and programme
Ground rules for psychotherapeutic practice
Physical and verbal warm-ups – practical
Break
Sensory integrative theory – lecture
Questions and discussion
Lunch
Psychodynamic reflective guidelines – tutorial
Movement – practical
Break
Reflective writing – individual activity
Large group discussion
Finish
Day 2:
0930
1000
1030
1100
1130
1230
1315
1400
1500
1530
1630
Review of yesterday’s learning – small group activity
Feedback
Warm-ups – practical
Psychodynamic activity analysis format – tutorial
Break
Creative writing – practical
Lunch
Activity analysis – small group activity
Large group discussion
Psychodynamic theory – lecture
Questions and discussion
Break
Facilitating psychotherapeutic activities – tutorial
Questions and discussion
Course evaluation
Finish
Dr Katrina Bannigan – A Psychodyanic Approach to Occupational Therapy – two day course